Teens charged after stolen SUV crashes during police pursuit

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Three teens are facing charges following a high-speed pursuit and subsequent crash in Halifax.

Police were called to the single-vehicle accident on the Northwest Arm Drive exit off Highway 102 early Friday.

The director of Nova Scotia’s Serious Response Team, Ron MacDonald, says an officer attempted to pull over a sport utility vehicle on St. Margaret’s Bay Road shortly after 4 a.m., but the vehicle did not stop.

Instead, it continued onto Highway 103 with police in pursuit.

The driver then lost control of the SUV as it took the exit off Highway 102, causing it to flip over a guardrail and land on its roof.

MacDonald says two passengers fled the scene while the driver was taken to the Queen Elizabeth II Hospital with serious injuries.

A K9 unit helped police track down the two passengers, who were arrested at the scene.

After the crash, police discovered the vehicle had been stolen overnight.

Christian Carey, 19, of Halifax faces charges of theft of a motor vehicle over $5,000 and possession of stolen property over $5,000.

He appeared in Halifax provincial court Friday afternoon.

A 14-year-old male youth from Halifax is facing the same charges, as well as six breaches of court orders.